Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bullfinch"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bullfinch \Bull"finch`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A bird of the genus {Pyrrhula} and other related genera,
especially the {P. vulgaris or rubicilla}, a bird of Europe
allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck,
red.
Note: As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable
power of learning to whistle correctly various musical
airs.
{Crimson-fronted bullfinch}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Burion}.
{Pine bullfinch}, the pine finch.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bullfinch
n : common European finch mostly black and white with red throat
and breast [syn: {Pyrrhula pyrrhula}]
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